A crucial aspect of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) is the notification of security compromises—unauthorized exposures of personal data—to the authorities and the data subjects in concern. Notification of data breaches is mandated by several data protection regulations around the world—from the EU (the GDPR) to the United States (the CCPA), Brazil, the […]
ICANN Breach & More Sony – WSWiR Episode 133
Wow! This week’s been such a busy news week that the information security (InfoSec) stories kept pouring in, long after I finished this week’s video. The latest? CERT just warned about some critical vulnerabilities in NTPd, a popular network time protocol (NTP) service that many network devices and software uses
Cryptowall Malvertising – WSWiR Episode 126
Windows 0day, iCloud MitM, and Cryptowall Rises You’re a busy IT guy that barely has time to brush your teeth before running off to work, so who has time to follow security news too? Does this sound like you? If so, let our short weekly video inform you of the most important security news in the time it takes you to enjoy your first cup of coffee
POODLE Bites SSL – WSWiR Episode 125
October Patch Bonanze, Leaky Apps, and POODLE Cyber security has gone main stream, which means we’re getting a lot more security news each week than we used to. This week was even busier than usual, with updates fixing hundreds and hundreds of security vulnerabilities, as well as a significant vulnerabilities in a encryption standards. If you’re having trouble keeping track of the most important security info on your own, let our week video summary do it for you.
Old Gmail Leak – WSWiR Episode 121
Patch Day, Home Depot Update, and Gmail Leak Why go searching for all the week’s information security (infosec) news when you can find it in one convenient place. This weekly vlog summarizes the important security updates, hacks, and threats so you can protect yourself. This week’s episode arrives a bit late due to my business travel in Europe.